Olivia Rawlinson is a swimmer from the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

. She mainly competes in the 200 m freestyle and medley events.

She represented the Isle of Man at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Isle of Man at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

The Isle of Man was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 36-member strong contingent, comprising 27 sportsmen and women and 9 officials. Amongst their number was the Commonwealth Games' youngest ever competitor, Olivia Rawlinson, a swimmer aged 13...

, becoming their youngest participant ever in the Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

. Olivia also made her international debut in the Shetland Island Games

Island Games

The Island Games are an international multi-sports event organized by the International Island Games Association.- History :The Island Games began in 1985 as the Inter-Island Games, as part of the Isle of Man International Year of Sport, and were intended to be a one-off sporting celebration only...

 in 2005 were she competed in 8 races, picking up a medal in every single race. Her main aim is to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...

 in London

London

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 or the 2016 Summer Olympics

2016 Summer Olympics

The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee...

. Olivia also competed in the 2007 Natwest Island Games where she performed at an extremely high level, winning 8 medals in total, including 3 silver and 5 bronze. This was followed by 4 golds and 3 silver in the 2009 games in Aland. Although Olivia qualified for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealths, she has given up swimming to focus on other things.

She was nominated for the Isle of Man sports awards in February 2008.